xxii, 285 pages : 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276)

Includes indexes

I. Colossians -- Paul's greetings -- Paul's prayer of thanksgiving -- Paul's prayer of intercession -- The hymn to Christ -- The application of the hymn to the Colossians -- Paul's personal suffering -- Paul's proclamation of the mystery -- A summons to steadfastness -- Christian versus human tradition -- The true circumcision and its effects -- A manifesto of Christian liberty -- The ethical dimensions of the Christian life -- The heavenly life -- The vices of the old life -- The virtues of the new life -- The expressions of true worship -- The household rules -- Wife-husband relationships -- Child-parent relationships -- Slaves-masters relationships -- Exhortations to prayer and witness -- Final greetings and instructions

II. Philemon -- Paul's greetings -- Paul's praise for Philemon -- Paul's request for Onesimus -- Paul's final greetings

III. Ephesians -- The opening greeting -- A hymn of praise -- Prayer for divine enlightenment -- The result of Christ's enthronement -- Christ and the salvation of believers -- Salvation from spiritual death -- Salvation to spiritual life -- Christ and the unity of believers -- The Gentiles apart from Christ -- The Gentiles in Christ -- The new unity -- Paul and the mission to the Gentiles -- Presenting the mystery of the gospel -- Praying for enlightenment -- Praising through doxology -- The appeal and pattern for unity -- The giving of spiritual gifts to the body -- The attainment of unity -- The old and the new life -- Specific ethical directions -- Living in the light -- Wives and husbands -- Children and parents -- Slaves and masters -- The Christian's armor -- Final greetings -- Closing benediction

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